Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Emir of Kuwait
Died when: 79 years 200 days (954 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006.
The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and economy from 1962 to 1965 when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.
He was the 13th ruler in the family dynasty.
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